Things I have learnt today - the European commission doesn't trust people not to spill drinks. No drink allowed in the auditorium in this building. I tried to break this rule and got roundly remonstrated by a waiter in a bow tie.

Things I have learnt today - the European commission doesn't trust people not to spill drinks. No drink allowed in the auditorium in this building. I tried to break this rule and got roundly remonstrated by a waiter in a bow tie.

Why do they have waiters if you aren't allowed to have a drink?

Today I learned what a porron is.

Well, that took a turn for the unexpected.

I'm now worried that Mr Chris might be in the wrong building.

I'm now worried that he punched out that UKIP chap.

The currency is now the de facto official opposition to the government's policies

Stuff on the performance of Sterling including this amazing quote

Yup

Anti fracking guy on Today was a bit of a knob.

Anti fracking guy on Today was a bit of a knob.

Sounded like he had a proper strop once Mishal cut him off at the end.

Very good piece from Cracked on why many Americans are still voting for Trump -- and, I believe, very similar reasons to why many Brits voted for Brexit.

http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-t ... lks-about/

It's also pretty much sunk as a rational reason for voting patterns by the 'if only women voted' results - which show even the heavily rural areas mostly going blue. So it's only the men in rural areas that are misunderstood and not given their beliefs the respect they deserve?

20th Oct for Batley aft Jo Cox death and same date for Witney elections.

Since the EU referendum on June 23, this country has been turned on its head. The latest proof comes from an unlikely – and indeed unwitting – source. The former England football captain, Gary Lineker.

A few days ago on Twitter, Lineker expressed his disappointment at the lack of sympathy some people in Britain were showing to refugees. In some cases, he believed, their attitude was not only heartless but racist.

In return, he received cascades of indignant abuse. A Ukip MEP, Patrick O’Flynn, suggested he should lose his job as presenter of the BBC’s Match of the Day. Then the Sun joined in, by claiming on its front page that “the BBC was under pressure to fire Gary Lineker”. Apparently, some people were so offended by Lineker’s comments that they proposed a boycott of the brand of crisps he advertises. (Walker’s, if you want to join in. Or, indeed, if you want to buy some extra, out of solidarity.)

There, in microcosm, you see how debate has changed in this country. Everyone’s switched sides.

Because, until quite recently, it was the socially conservative who complained that “you can’t say anything nowadays” without causing outrage among the socially liberal. Now, it’s the socially liberal who complain that “you can’t say anything nowadays” without causing outrage among the socially conservative.

It’s fascinating: a complete role reversal. What are the people calling for Lineker to lose his job, after all, if not hyper-sensitive “special snowflakes” who are trying to “no-platform” someone, merely because he expressed an opinion they didn’t like? Can’t he even mention immigration without people jumping down his throat? Aren’t they just shutting down debate about his legitimate concerns, by taking offence and playing the victim card? Whatever happened to freedom of speech?

Honestly. It’s political incorrectness gone mad.

Deacon is amazing but you can't mention him without linking to his best work: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/1004 ... Brown.html

I hadn't realised that was him. Just beautiful.

I've suddenly realised that I really have no opinion on whether the runway should be built at Heathrow or Gatwick. 'London' Oxford, on the other hand...

Bit fucked off Nissan have said that they are staying in Sunderland. Doesn't sit right, to me.

Brexit means subsidies

Yeah, I dunno how I would feel if the government suddenly went about propping up businesses as a result of a poorly thought out decision against facts and stuff.

I mean it's great for the 4,000 workers at the plant. Not so much for anyone else really. Tax payers' money being used to effectively bribe a foreign corporation to stay in the country.

My current feeling is still "most of them voted for it, suffer the consequences" but I think that inducements to stay should not be paid. If this is the desired direction, then the consequences need to be made clear.